The prosecution has indicted main opposition Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung without detention on allegations that he misused a corporate credit card when he served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province. 

The Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Lee on Tuesday, along with his former chief secretary and a former Gyeonggi Province official surnamed Bae, on charges of breach of trust. 

Lee is accused of spending a total of 106-point-53 million won from the provincial budget for personal use from July 2018 to October 2021, when he was Gyeonggi governor, including the use of an official vehicle that belonged to the province.

There was also evidence against Lee’s wife, Kim Hye-kyung, but prosecutors decided to suspend the indictment for her.